Is the "Christ Poem" of Philippians Really a Poem? What Did Jesus Really Become "Equal" With God?

May 17, 2025 00:07:08
Is the "Christ Poem" of Philippians Really a Poem?  What Did Jesus Really Become "Equal" With God?
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Is the "Christ Poem" of Philippians Really a Poem? What Did Jesus Really Become "Equal" With God?

May 17 2025 | 00:07:08

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Show Notes

Bart continues his investigation of the Christ Poem in Philippians and considers what it says about the status of Christ in the minds of the earliest Christians.

Read by Steve McCabe.

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